Introduction to a top 100 list of Swedish books.

This is one of the 759 lists we use to generate our main The Greatest Books list.

About this list

BIF (Biblioteket i fokus), 98 Books

The following top-100 list is the result of BIF's poll for the "Swedish Book of the Century," which was conducted in the autumn of 1997. Over 21,000 votes were received from library visitors all over the country.

The list comes from the magazine Biblioteket i fokus (established on December 11, 1997)

This list was originally published in 1997 and was added to this site almost 2 years ago.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1670 The Emigrants Vilhelm Moberg 1949 Swedish Swedish
267 Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lindgren 1945 Swedish Swedish
2047 The Brothers Lionheart Astrid Lindgren 1973 Swedish Swedish
2306 Stockholm series Per Anders Fogelström 1960 Swedish Swedish
1250 The Wonderful Adventures of Nils Selma Lagerlöf 1906 Swedish Swedish
2388 Emil I Lönneberga Astrid Lindgren 1963 Swedish Swedish
1753 The Long Ships Frans G. Bengtsson 1941 Swedish Swedish
2098 Mio, My Son Astrid Lindgren 1954 Swedish Swedish
1598 Ronia, The Robber's Daughter Astrid Lindgren 1981 Swedish Swedish
1113 The Christmas Oratorio Göran Tunström 1983 Swedish Swedish
2742 Jerusalem Selma Lagerlöf 1901 Swedish Swedish
2148 Aniara Harry Martinson 1956 Swedish Swedish
2222 Simon and the Oaks Marianne Fredriksson 1985 Swedish Swedish
9772 Blackwater Kerstin Ekman 1993 Swedish Swedish
9236 Ondskan Jan Guillou 1981 Swedish Swedish
8590 Jack Ulf Lundell 1976 Swedish Swedish
1761 The Serious Game Hjalmar Soderberg 1912 Swedish Swedish
6409 My Mother Gets Married Moa Martinson 1936 Swedish Swedish
13708 En Komikers Uppväxt Jonas Gardell 1992 Swedish Swedish
9930 The Bert Diaries Anders Jacobsson, Sören Olsson 1987 Swedish Swedish
1770 The Emperor of Portugallia Selma Lagerlöf 1914 Swedish Swedish
6399 Return To Ithaca Eyvind Johnson 1946 Swedish Swedish
1777 Flowering Nettle Harry Martinson 1935 Swedish Swedish
1773 Doctor Glas Hjalmar Soderberg 1905 Swedish Swedish
1088 The Dwarf Par Lagerkvist 1944 Swedish Swedish
10180 Den Som Vandrar Om Natten Marianne Fredriksson 1988 Swedish Swedish
13747 I Miss You, I Miss You! Peter Pohl 1992 Swedish Swedish
3415 Hanna's Daughters Marianne Fredriksson 1994 Swedish Swedish
12486 Böckerna Om Sune Anders Jacobsson, Sören Olsson 1984 Swedish Swedish
7587 A Time On Earth Vilhelm Moberg 1963 Swedish Swedish
13813 Vinterviken Mats Wahl 1993 Swedish Swedish
11067 The Night Daddy Maria Gripe 1968 Swedish Swedish
3519 Sidetracked Henning Mankell 1995 Swedish Swedish
1905 The Road to Klockrike Harry Martinson 1948 Swedish Swedish
9853 Markurells In Wadköping Hjalmar Bergman 1919 Swedish Swedish
603 Barabbas Par Lagerkvist 1950 Swedish Swedish
9514 Agnes Cecilia Maria Gripe 1981 Swedish Swedish
11334 Molnfri Bombnatt Vibeke Olsson 1995 Swedish Swedish
13733 Vendetta Jan Guillou 1991 Swedish Swedish
4616 The Fifth Woman Henning Mankell 1996 Swedish Swedish
1445 Faceless Killers Henning Mankell 1991 Swedish Swedish
8419 The Way Of A Serpent Torgny Lindgren 1982 Swedish Swedish
11405 The Alfie Atkins Series Gunilla Bergström 1972 Swedish Swedish
10981 The Children Of Noisy Village Astrid Lindgren 2003 Swedish Swedish
6634 Land Of Wooden Gods Jan Fridegård 1932 Swedish Swedish
9679 Who Loves Yngve Frey? Stig Claesson 1983 Swedish Swedish
8186 One Step Behind Henning Mankell 1997 Swedish Swedish
12017 Saknaden Ulf Lundell 2021 Swedish Swedish
13930 The White Lioness Henning Mankell 1993 Swedish Swedish
6546 Ride This Night Vilhelm Moberg 1941 Swedish Swedish
9957 Bombi Bitt Och Jag Fritiof Nilsson Piraten 1932 Swedish Swedish
10820 Mardie Astrid Lindgren 1960 Swedish Swedish
12148 Gentlemen Klas Östergren 1980 Swedish Swedish
6614 Lars Hård Jan Fridegård 1935 Swedish Swedish
6691 Raskens Vilhelm Moberg 1927 Swedish Swedish
6656 Guest Of Reality Par Lagerkvist 1925 Swedish Swedish
1802 Kallocain Karin Boye 1940 Swedish Swedish
6585 Kvartetten Som Sprängdes Birger Sjöberg 1924 Swedish Swedish
1298 The Days of His Grace Eyvind Johnson 1960 Swedish Swedish
10439 The Forest Of Hours Kerstin Ekman 1988 Swedish Swedish
10528 Sweetness Torgny Lindgren 1995 Swedish Swedish
13224 Johnny, My Friend Peter Pohl 1985 Swedish Swedish
6694 Only A Mother Ivar Lo-Johansson 1939 Swedish Swedish
2968 A Dream Play August Strindberg 1902 Swedish Swedish
1946 A Burnt Child Stig Dagerman 1948 Swedish Swedish
13292 Stjärnor Utan Svindel Louise Boije af Gennäs 1996 Swedish Swedish
6712 Bock I örtagård Fritiof Nilsson Piraten 1933 Swedish Swedish
14018 Blindgång Marianne Fredriksson 1994 Swedish Swedish
1417 Karlson On The Roof Astrid Lindgren 1955 Swedish Swedish
7136 Chronicler Of The Winds Henning Mankell 1995 Swedish Swedish
6708 The Treasure Selma Lagerlöf 1899 Swedish Swedish
12198 Miranda Och Pärlhalsbandet Kerstin Sundh 1980 Swedish Swedish
6689 Romanen Om Olof Eyvind Johnson 1934 Swedish Swedish
12392 Vävarnas Barn Per Anders Fogelström 1981 Swedish Swedish
9690 Moominpappa At Sea Tove Jansson 1965 Finnish Swedish
13291 Tjuven Göran Tunström 1986 Swedish Swedish
11619 Witches' Rings Kerstin Ekman 1974 Swedish Swedish
14227 Vinter I Paradiset Ulf Lundell 2004 Swedish Swedish
13294 Coq Rouge Jan Guillou 1986 Swedish Swedish
10042 The Kulla Gulla Series Martha Sandwall-Bergström 1945 Swedish Swedish
11033 Seacrow Island Astrid Lindgren 1964 Swedish Swedish
12651 The Book Of Eve Marianne Fredriksson 1983 Swedish Swedish
12501 The Shadow On The Stone Bench Maria Gripe 1982 Swedish Unknown
13730 Fru Björks öden och äventyr Jonas Gardell 1990 Swedish Swedish
3180 Women And Appletrees Moa Martinson 1933 Swedish Swedish
12654 Merab's Beauty Torgny Lindgren 1983 Swedish Swedish
12887 The Pettson And Findus Series Sven Nordqvist 1984 Swedish Swedish
10049 Statarna Ivar Lo-Johansson 1936 Swedish Swedish
8532 Poems Of Karin Boye Karin Boye 1941 Swedish Swedish
12399 Kyssen Ulf Lundell 1981 Swedish Swedish
11855 Children's Island P. C. Jersild 1976 Swedish Swedish
11617 Utvald Att Leva Jerzy Einhorn 1996 Swedish Swedish
10052 Jac The Clown Hjalmar Bergman 1919 Swedish Swedish
1964 The Löwensköld Ring Selma Lagerlöf 1925 Swedish Swedish
13970 Mormor Gråter Och Andra Texter Jonas Gardell 1993 Swedish Swedish
13732 Syndafloden Marianne Fredriksson 1990 Swedish Swedish
5500 After the Flood P. C. Jersild 1982 Swedish Swedish
12039 The Love Story Of The Century Märta Tikkanen 1978 Finnish Swedish